Resource Home energy and resilience upgrades Creating inclusive energy retrofit programs About this guideThe Integrating Equity Principles Within Community Efficiency Financing Programs: A Guide for Canadian Municipalities and Partners is designed to help municipalities create home energy retrofit financing programs that work for everyone. Developed as part of the Green Municipal Fund'… March 7, 2025
Resource Trees Factsheet: Planting trees to restore and connect ecosystems Does your community want to enhance biodiversity and better manage its natural assets? This factsheet explores how thoughtful tree planting and urban forest management can restore and connect habitats to enhance urban biodiversity, ecosystem health and ecosystem structure. Biodiversity in the… March 18, 2025
Funding Transportation Safe and Active School Routes Access funding, peer learning and expert support to build safer, more active school routes with the Safe and Active School Routes accelerator initiative. April 16, 2025
Resource Sustainable affordable housing Webinar recording: Building for the future with better community housing Watch the discussion to learn about an award-winning sustainable affordable housing project. April 17, 2025
Resource Trees Webinar recording: Urban forestry for every community Please note: This webinar recording includes English captions only and does not contain English audio. Urban forests are critical for a resilient, healthy and equitable community. Communities of all sizes can be the champions of change in urban forestry. Whether you are starting from scratch o… April 22, 2025
Resource Climate Adaptation Tip sheet: Start preparing for climate risk assessment and adaptation plan As climate change continues to affect communities across Canada, its impacts on public infrastructure threaten the ability of local governments to deliver essential services effectively. Recognizing the need to act is the first step; however, it's often difficult to know where to begin. Planning yo… April 28, 2025
Resource Climate Adaptation Webinar recording: Climate risk assessment and adaptation planning for municipalities Are you looking for a clear starting point for your municipal climate adaptation planning? The Climate-Ready Communities (CRC) Assessment Tool helps municipalities evaluate local climate risks and plan targeted, equitable actions.Watch our webinar on putting the resource to work in your… October 24, 2025
Resource Local energy generation Factsheet: Capturing emissions and turning waste into energy with anaerobic digestion /* Scoped to this block only via class prefix */ .gmf-text-image { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 1.25rem; margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem; } .gmf-text-image .gmf-copy { flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; } .gmf-text-image .gmf-media { flex: 0 0 … October 27, 2025
Case Study Sustainable affordable housing Phasing out fossil fuels in community housing Discover how Edmonton’s Sundance Housing Co-operative eliminated the use of natural gas thanks to a deep energy retrofit and solar panel installs. October 29, 2025
Resource Sustainable affordable housing How energy-efficient affordable housing is improving the lives of Canadians: Article series When communities across Canada add more affordable housing, there’s no one who benefits more than the residents themselves—especially when those homes are designed or retrofitted for greater energy efficiency.Over the last five years, the Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Sustainable Affordable Housing … November 3, 2025
